To succeed in Honors Precalculus, you must have the following skills:

1. Arithmetic (without a calculator)

a. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide
b. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide Fractions


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2. Factor
a. GCF
1. 21x2 – 42x
b. Grouping
1. 6x3 – 2x2 – 9x + 3
c. Trinomials (a = 1 and a ≠ 1)
1. x2 + 3x – 18
2. 6x2 – x – 2
d. Difference of Squares
1. 18x4 – 2

3. Work with Functions

a. Write Equations of Lines
1. through (3, 7) and (-1, 4)


2. Through (5, -2) with slope 
b. Graph Lines
1. 3x + 4y = -2


2. y =
x + 5
c. Graph Special Functions
1. y = -2 | x + 3 | - 4
2. y = 3(x – 1)2 + 2

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5
3. f(x) =  
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d. Find function values
1. If f(x) = x2 – x + 5, find f(3)
2. If f(x) = -x2 + 3x, find f(2y)
4. Work with Radicals
a. Simplify
1. 6√50
b. Rationalize

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c. Add/Subtract/Multiply
1. 5√32 - 7√18

2. 6√3
3. 7√2 5√6

5. Solve Quadratic Equations

a. By Factoring
1. 2x2 – 7x – 15 = 0
b. Using the Quadratic Formula
1. 3x2 – x + 8 = 0
c. Completing the Square
1. 4x2 + 12x – 18 = 0
d. Graphing
1. -2x2 – 3x + 8 = 0
e. Determining the appropriate method to solve

6. Work with Rational Expressions

a. Add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide


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